Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

Royston Smith is currently Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) and Member, Foreign Affairs Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
9 Jun 2017 still in office Con 0 votes out of 171, 0.0% 171 votes out of 188, 91.0% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 413, 0.0% 413 votes out of 467, 88.4% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectRoyston SmithCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
10 Oct 2017Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectRoyston SmithCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
19 Dec 2016Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
50% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
100% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
50% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
7% European Union - For
100% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
4% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
32% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
11% Further devolution to Scotland
14% Further devolution to Wales
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% HS2 - In Favour
0% Human Rights and Equality
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
100% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
40% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
83% Minumum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
0% More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
26% More powers for local councils
0% MPs to approve Withdrawal Agreeement
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
28% Parliamentary scrutiny - Strengthen
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Reduce capital gains tax
83% Reduce central funding for local government
97% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - For
100% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
14% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0% Right to strike
74% Shift Powers from MPs in the Commons to Ministers
17% State control of bus services
0% Stop climate change
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100% Tougher on illegal immigration
100% Trade Union Regulation
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
10% Voting age - Reduce to 16

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2015-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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